Question

Help!

Which of the following is the slope between the two points (5, 1) and (4, 6)?
1/5
-1/5
5
-5

My answer was -1/5 but I don't know if that's right.

Answer 1

rise over run.
The difference between the change in the y values divided by the difference between the change in the x values.

Answer 2

It's not -1/5

Answer 3

Use the slope equation, \[m=\frac{ y_{2}-y _{1} }{ x_{2}-x _{1 }}\]